Head of Technology

Head of Technology – CEX & OTC

Location: Dubai, UAE – On-site

Position Type: Full-time/permanent

Reporting to: Group CTO

About the Role

We are looking for a senior technology leader to take end-to-end ownership of the exchange and OTC technology environment. This is a hands-on ownership role within a small senior technology function, working closely with external technology and development partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technology of the CEX and OTC platform end to end.
• Manage exchange technology vendors and outsourced development partners, including integration, acceptance, SLAs and escalations.
• Own production readiness, release governance, QA/UAT gates and deployment approvals.
• Oversee KYC/KYT, market surveillance, custody and wallet integrations, payment rails and market data.
• Support regulatory technology requirements and provide technical evidence for audits.
• Work closely with the dealing team on trading-system availability, telemetry and incident response.
• Evaluate and challenge third-party exchange technology and ensure production readiness.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of overall technology experience, including 2–5+ years in digital assets, exchanges, brokerage or regulated fintech.
• Previous experience as a senior technology owner of a trading venue, exchange or regulated financial platform.
• Experience taking a platform from pre-launch through live production or operating through a full regulatory/audit cycle.
• Strong understanding of order lifecycle, matching and execution, clearing, settlement, ledger/reconciliation and order-book mechanics.
• Experience with FIX, REST APIs, WebSockets, market data and trading connectivity.
• Understanding of liquidity-provider, market-maker and OTC trading workflows.
• Experience managing white-label or third-party trading technology vendors.
• Strong understanding of release management, change control, deployment, rollback and production handover.
• Experience working within a regulated environment is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Fireblocks, BitGo, Copper or comparable custody solutions is advantageous.
• Exposure to KYC/KYB, KYT, Travel Rule, sanctions screening and market surveillance solutions.
• Comfortable reviewing architecture, APIs, logs and technical implementations.
• Working knowledge of Python or Node.js and cloud infrastructure.
• Excellent English communication skills.